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M 6.0 earthquake — 220 km N of San Juan, Puerto Rico

June 12, 1939 · USGS event iscgem902017

Magnitude
6.05 (mw)
Depth
15 km
Location
220 km N of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Coordinates
20.449, -65.958

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Other earthquakes in Puerto Rico around this time

M 7.7 · 45 km N of San Antonio, Puerto RicoJuly 29, 1943M 6.0 · 81 km N of Isabela, Puerto RicoJuly 30, 1943M 5.7 · 78 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto RicoSeptember 10, 1943M 5.7 · 88 km N of San Antonio, Puerto RicoApril 1, 1954M 6.4 · 32 km NW of Aguadilla, Puerto RicoFebruary 10, 1920M 5.5 · 160 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto RicoSeptember 1, 1959

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program (ANSS Comprehensive Catalog). Magnitudes and locations for older events are revised as methods improve. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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